Dataminers Uncover Shiny Pokemon And More In Pokemon GO

Dataminers from The Silph Road have discovered a  new features coming to Pokemon GO secreted in the code of its newest update. They’ve looked into the Android update 0.49.1, and found evidence of several incoming new features:

• Sound files for 100 new Pokemon (Gold/Silver added 100 new species)
• Shiny Variants - highly rare, alternate color schemes for Pokemon have existed since Gold/Silver, and seem to be in the offing for Go
• Pokemon genders
• Player avatar customization - includes mentions of hair, shirt, pants, hat, shoes, eyes and backpack
• Possible micro-transactions and in-game unlocks for customization items
• Pokemon costumes - the code points to special Holiday-themed clothes for your captured monsters